A Real Jaw Dropper at the Federal Reserve – From the Huff Post | BLUE PLANET ALMANAC™

Posted by: Michael D. Austin | December 6, 2010

A Real Jaw Dropper at the Federal Reserve – From the Huff Post

Senator Bernie Sanders questions Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke –

Here are virtual corporate states whose names I HAVEN’T heard associated with America’s illicit corporate bailout: Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, General Electric, McDonald’s, Caterpillar, Harley Davidson, Toyota and Verizon. Now I’ll add those to a list which includes Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Bear Stearns, General Motors, Bank of America, AIG and Merrill Lynch.

It doesn’t matter a whit whether you’re Republican, Democrat, Independent, Green or purple – while our country’s lawyerly politicians aren’t accountable to us, this will continue. Would we rather vote with our hats or vote with our ballots? Here’s Senator Sanders’ matchbook accounting in his article at HuffingtonPost.

Posted in Huffington Post, United States Federal Reserve Bank | Tags: Ben Bernanke, Bernie Sanders, corporate bailout, Federal Reserve

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